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Unscored severity · published Oct 31, 2012
CVE-2012-2625
The PyGrub boot loader in Xen unstable before changeset 25589:60f09d1ab1fe, 4.2.x, and 4.1.x allows local para-virtualized guest users to cause a denial of service (memory…
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CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The PyGrub boot loader in Xen unstable before changeset 25589:60f09d1ab1fe, 4.2.x, and 4.1.x allows local para-virtualized guest users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large (1) bzip2 or (2) lzma compressed kernel image.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 60% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
XE
Xen · Xen
4.1.0; 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 4.1.3; 4.2.0 · source: NVD
XE
Xen-unstable · Xen
before 25589\:60f09d1ab1fe · source: NVD
Affected product
XE
Xen
Xen
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2625
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2625
Broken Link
http://bugzilla.xensource.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1817
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00024.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-08/msg00025.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00018.html
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